Postdoctoral Fellowship, Critical Approaches to Science, Technology, and Medicine (CAST-M), Medicine, Science, and the Humanities Program and the Institute for the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Requisition #: A-169240-4

Status: Full Time

Type: Fellowship

School: School of Medicine

Department/Program: Department of the History of Medicine

Salary: $65,000

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21205

Closing Date: 07/19/2025 at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/169240

General Description

The Department of the History of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in conjunction with the Medicine, Science and Humanities (MSH) of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the history of science, technology or medicine, science and technology studies, or other related or allied fields. 

The fellow will have teaching and administrative responsibilities in the Critical Approaches to Science, Technology, and Medicine Masters (CAST-M) track-a two-year academic MA track designed to support students on the pathway to the PhD in STEM-adjacent humanities fields. The fellow will also teach one undergraduate course every semester at MSH program-the largest humanities major at Johns Hopkins University. MSH is an interdisciplinary, humanities-based major that provides students with a cross-disciplinary understanding of the cultural and historical roots of scientific and medical inquiry, knowledge, and practice. This position is affiliated with the Institute for the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 

Duties include:

-       Pedagogical and administrative support for the CAST-M program, including teaching, following students' progress, leading discussions and convening events, co-advising and grading student MA theses.

-       With support from an assigned faculty member, convene the CAST-M proseminar, which brings together faculty and CAST-M students to discuss various questions related to academic professionalization.

-       Teach one undergraduate course each semester in the MSH program.

The fellow will be an active member of the MSH and History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, community at Johns Hopkins University. The fellow will have protected time to pursue a sustained program of research and writing and will be assigned a faculty mentor to support their work. 

The term of appointment is one year renewable up to two years, beginning September 1, 2025.

Salary: $65,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit the following: 1) cover letter, 2) C.V., 3) sample syllabus for an undergraduate seminar on a theme of the candidate's choosing, 4) dissertation chapter or other writing sample, and 5) statement on inclusive mentoring, where the applicant explains their views on how to further the CAST-M program goals, including, for example, how they plan to use the proseminar space to support the students and the program goals.

Applications are to be submitted via Interfolio. All applications and related materials are due by Friday_, July 18, 2025. Short-listed applicants will be requested to provide two references who will be contacted by the search committee. Zoom interviews will be conducted in late July.

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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Vaccine Requirements

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